Downtown may shift from football to futbol

A soccer stadium located on the south side of Downtown Cleveland could accommodate
not only two professional teams but also college and high school games. The end result
is that it could make up for as much as half the loss of visits to downtown as generated
by the Cleveland Browns (CSG). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The rumor mill of Cleveland sports is always turning. And lately it’s been turning out rumors that Cleveland has won the 16th franchise of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Others are dropping hints of this possibility while at the same time managing expectations.

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Bibb: Haslams, Browns ‘abandoned’ Cleveland

Although the owners of the Cleveland Browns are expected to announce as earlier as
tomorrow their departure from Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront to suburban Brook
Park, Mayor Justin Bibb said he did all he could to keep them (Cleveland
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An obviously exasperated Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb today claimed the owners of the Cleveland Browns football “abandoned” downtown for suburban Brook Park, in a move due to be announced by the team as early as tomorrow. But Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne said he wasn’t ready to concede defeat yet.

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Duck Island adding new townhomes

The planned Burik Luxury Townhomes, next to the Forest City Brewery on
Columbus Road, were announced this week by their developer the Christoff
Group, builder United Custom Homes and realtor Howard Hanna (Howard
Hanna). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Christoff Group isn’t wasting any time in moving forward on a new townhouse development in the Duck Island section of Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. Only two months after acquiring just over a quarter of an acre of land, the developer and its realtor are announcing a six-unit collection of large, for-sale homes.

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Three sites ID’d for Downtown public toilets

A sample of what a public bathroom for Downtown Cleveland could look like.
Four of these are proposed for three downtown locations (City of Cleveland).
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Public bathrooms are exactly what many civic and business people say Downtown Cleveland needs. But where they should be located has been a difficult question to answer. It’s one of the reasons why it has taken three years to advance three proposed locations for four of these public potties for consideration to the City Planning Commission’s Design Review Committee this Friday.

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Cleveland gets $60M to redo Shoreway as boulevard

This elevated section of the Shoreway highway through Downtown Cleveland may
soon be a memory. Its removal is key to achieving other parts of the city lakefront
redevelopment, and will be funded in part by a $60 million grant from the U.S.
Department of Transportation won today by the city of Cleveland (Google).
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Although it’s not the full $260 million federal grant that city of Cleveland officials had hoped to get for its lakefront vision, the $59.7 million it won today from U.S. Department of Transportation will knock down the first lakefront domino. Once knocked down, other aspects in the city’s plans can be funded and built.

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Edwins leaving Shaker Square for ex-Nighttown

Edwins Restaurant is located on the west side of Shaker Square, across Shaker
Boulevard from the rapid transit station. But the restaurant and its second
location across the square may not be there for much longer (Google).
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Shaker Square mainstays Edwins Restaurant and Edwins Too on the other side of the square may not be staying put much longer. In fact, they could be headed for the former Nighttown restaurant location in Cleveland Heights to avoid what Edwins’ owner Brandon Chrostowski says is a worsening safety issue at Cleveland’s Shaker Square.

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Downtown Lakewood project nears final approval

Architectural plans and other requirements for the Downtown Lakewood redevelopment
are one big step away from approval and putting shovels in the ground in early 2025 at
the former Lakewood Hospital site. The development will have a large public plaza
facing Detroit Avenue, shown here (Dimit). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

To finally repurpose the site of the former Lakewood Hospital, plans for a proposed major development have one more hurdle at the city of Lakewood to clear before crossing the finish line. That last hurdle, City Council, will take up those plans next month. If they’re approved by the end of this year, construction could start by Spring 2025 on the $100-plus million development.

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